Only Jakub Štvrtecký from the Czech quintet took points from the 10 km race for 27th place, who went to only one penalty round. “I was knocking terribly cold, having trouble moving my trigger finger at all. Except for one stupid shot off the target, it still worked out, “he admitted.
In the finish, he also surpassed the winner of Saturday’s 20 km race, Lägreida, who could barely fit in the forty points. The remaining Norwegian five were among the top twelve. The Frenchman Simon Destiheux and another Norwegian, Johannes Thingnes Boe, took the lead in the standings of the World Championships, and they have the same overall point gain.
Michal Krčmář had to overcome the disappointment from the 63rd place in the finish. “Three sprint shooting bugs, that’s awful. I struggled with that, especially on the stand, and the item still didn’t turn out well, “the Czech representative regretted.
His compatriots were similarly troubled and ended up deep in the field of losers. “The stiffness of the boys in the shooting was reflected in the results,” admitted the assistant national team coach Aleš Ligaun.
| Biathlon World Cup – 10 km race in Östersund |
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| 1. Samuelsson (Sweden) 22: 33.5 (0) |
| 2. Christiansen (Norway) +11.8 (0) |
| 3. JT Boe (Norway) +12.2 (0) |
| 4. Jacquelin (France) +23.2 (1) |
| 5. Desthieux (France) +23.8 (0) |
| 6. Nawrath (Germany) +27.5 (0) |
| 7. Claude (France) +27.5 (1) |
| 8. Bakken (Norway) +37.6 (0) |
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| 27. Štvrtecký (CZE) +1: 24.7 (1) |
| 63. Krčmář (CZE) +2: 25.1 (3) |
| 95. Karlik (CZE) +3: 11.6 (5) |
| 104. Vaclavik (CZE) +3: 26.0 (4) |
| 105. Hornig (CZE) +3: 28.5 (2) |
| World Cup status (after 2 of 22 races): |
| 1. Desthieux (France) 88 |
| 2. J. Boe (Norway) 88 |
| 3. T. Boe (Norway) 83 |
| 4. Christiansen (Norway) 78 |
| 5. Bakken (Norway) 72 |
| 6. Claude (France) 68 |
| 7. Latypov (Russia) 66 |
| 8. Lägreid (Norway) 64 |
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| 36. Krčmář (Czech Republic) 20 |
| 41. Štvrtecký (Czech Republic) 14 |
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